Elmer Rice (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Elmer Rice, one of the major dramatists of the first half of the twentieth century, was instrumental in the emergence of American drama as an influential force in world theater. Born Elmer Leopold Reizenstein, he grew up in Manhattan, living with his parents Jacob and Fanny Lion Reizenstein. The family was poor, and Rice completed only two years of high school before quitting at age fourteen in order to work and contribute to the family’s budget, being employed first as a claims clerk and then as a law clerk in his cousin’s office. While working, he received a high school...
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